Mumbai


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Mumbai pronunciation, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. Along with its neighbouring suburbs, it forms the world's 4th most populous metropolitan area, with a population of about 20 million. The city has a deep natural harbour and the port handles over half of India's passenger traffic and a significant amount of cargo. Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India, and houses important financial institutions, such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies. Mumbai has attracted migrants from all over India because of the immense business opportunities, and the relatively high standard of living, making the city a potpourri of various communities and cultures. The city is home to India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood. Mumbai is also one of the rare cities to accommodate a national park, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, within its city limits.
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Hyderabad | 1 hour ago
Cathay Pacific launches cargo service to Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 17 - Air cargo major Cathay Pacific Thursday announced its expansion in India with a new twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad.The service will operate on the Hong Kong-Delhi-Bangalore-Hyderabad-Hong Kong route every Thursday and on the Hong Kong-Chennai-Hyderabad-Hong Kong route on Sundays.The move makes Cathay Pacific the first airline to offer air cargo services linking Hyd ... read more

Mumbai | 1 hour ago
To be a celebrity, be strong: Bipasha
Mumbai, May 17 - Actress Bipasha Basu has been part of the fashion and the film industries for almost a decade and she has never feared experimenting. However, she admits being a celebrity doesn't come easy and one needs to be mentally strong to handle criticism.As a celebrity, Bipasha's style has always attracted attention, and she has managed to stay in the good books of the fashion police. But ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Indian IT experts devise technique to fight deadly bots
New Delhi, May 17 - Indian computer experts have devised a technique to smoke out bots and deter their malicious programmers from taking over your desk computer or laptop, stealing passwords or vital information in your hard drive even without your suspecting anything amiss, or deluging website with emails to crash them.Bots are emerging as one of the biggest threats to cyber safety and security w ... read more

Mumbai | 1 hour ago
Sensex closes flat on weak rupee
Mumbai, May 17 - A benchmark index for Indian equities market Thursday rebounded, closing over 40 points up in lacklustre trade as the rupee traded near its record lows and Eurozone concerns affected sentiments.The index had fallen to a four-month low Wednesday.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened at 16,119.08 points in the morning, failed to sustain intra-da ... read more

Mumbai | 2 hours ago
I won't apologise, MCA officials should do that: SRK
Mumbai, May 17 - 'I won't deny that I could have said something in a fit of anger, but I will not apologise,' said Shah Rukh Khan Thursday, adding that the security officials from the Mumbai Cricket Association - manhandled children and that they should say sorry for their rudeness.'I don't think that my behaviour was incorrect or I did something illegal. I think what I did was correct. They are m ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 hours ago
UAE to set up consulate in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 - The United Arab Emirates - has decided to set up its Kerala consulate here in the state capital, India's Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said Thursday.The decision to set up the consulate in Thiruvananthapuram is because of the rule that consulates can be set up only in state capitals. There are certain rules and guidelines and they have to be adhered ... read more

New Delhi | 3 hours ago
Kirti Azad backs Shah Rukh
New Delhi, May 17 - Bharatiya Janata Party - MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad Thursday came in support of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, saying cricket officials were targeting him to divert attention from the IPL spot fixing issue.First, it's hard to believe Shah Rukh was drunk. I think this is a ploy by the BCCI to hide the spot fixing issue, Azad said of the Board of Control for Cricket in In ... read more

Gurgaon | 3 hours ago
BMW case: Police plea for test identification rejected
Gurgaon, May 17 - A court here Thursday rejected the police plea demanding test identification parade of Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the May 5 BMW hit-and-run case in which two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed.The court had Wednesday reserved its decision on a police plea demanding test identification parade of the accused. Sehrawat, 21, was Tuesday granted bail by Chief Jud ... read more

New Delhi | 4 hours ago
Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 - The Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier's losses mounted to Rs.188 crore.'We are currently operating under the contingency plan, in which we are operating a bare minimum number of international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US,' a senior offi ... read more

Mumbai | 4 hours ago
Bajaj Auto's fourth quarter net profit down 45 percent
Mumbai, May 17 - Two- and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto Thursday reported a decline of 44.87 percent in its net profit for the fourth quarter of last fiscal which stood at Rs.772 crore from Rs.1,400.39 crore in the like period of 2010-11.The automobile major's total income increased by 11.39 percent in the period under review at Rs.4,790.93 crore from Rs.4,300.94 crore in the corresponding quarte ... read more